It is being in a state of motion with organized patterns of behavior.

The considerable motor activity, including thrusting of the arms and legs; the baby often responds to stimuli with more movement; brief "fussy" periods may be noted.

The effectiveness of the individual in adjusting to the natural and social demands of the environment; may be reflected in maturation, learning, or social development.

It is an instrument designed to assess acquisition of developmental and social skills including coping behaviors, sensory processing, motor control, psychological functions and social-emotional factors.

It is an appropriate action in which the individual responds successfully to some environmental demand; adaptive responses further the sensory integrative process.

The feeling, emotion, mood, and temperment associated with a thought.

The monitoring of experiences as pleasurable or not pleasurable.

It is an approach that emphasizes discussing with a caregiver the next step or phase or a child's development before it occurs.

The entrance of material (e.g., food, saliva) into the trachea or airway below the level of the true vocal cords.

Is the identification of priorities, resources, and concerns of families regarding their infants/children abilities, behaviors or skills.

It is an ongoing process designed to collect information regarding a child's level of functioning, and define program outcomes and strategies.

It is a condition characterized by low weight/slow weight gain that is below expectations set by the standard growth chart, caused by physical and/or psychosocial factors.

It is when a child repeats or initiates actions; simple and repetitive muscular activities.

The child's use of hands/body to express thought and intent prior to the consistent use of spoken language.

It is an activity with purposeful, sequenced events in order to achieve a specific outcome.

It is an unusual degree of anxiety or fear in response to movement or change in head position, related to poor processing of vestibular and proprioceptive.

It is when a child plays with other children; they are all engaged in similar if not identical activity.

It is a biological term that refers to a state of balance within a system.

Strings of unintelligible speech sounds with the intonational pattern of adult speech.

A process of differentiating or noting a particular object, action, or event for the purpose of communication.

A child or caregiver focused on the same object, toy, activity, etc. at the same time.

A muscle sense that provides body awareness of movement and body position in relation to one's environment.

The child's understanding of verbal language with and without linguistic cues.

The child's use of nonverbal, preverbal and verbal behaviors to communicate with others to convey thoughts, feelings and ideas.

The way in which an individual best acquires knowledge or processes information.

A neurophysiological term used to describe the state of the human nervous system that occurs on a continuum from sleeping to awake; it incorporates both affective and physical components and is an important foundation for learning, performance and behavior.

The eyes are closed, though rapid eye movements may be noted beneath closed eyelids, and occasionally eye may open briefly; low-level motor activity present, with movements quite random; respirations frequently irregular and sucking movements may be seen.

A problem solving skill; how a child uses an an action or "means" to achieve a goal or the "end".

The brain's regulation of its own activity; involves facilitating some neural messages to maximize a response and inhibiting other messages to reduce irrelevant activity.

It is a muscle's level of tension while at rest or in reaction to movement; reflects the condition of the muscle and the nerves that supply it; can be high, low, normal or a combination of levels.

The process that occurs during caregiver--child interactions in which each member both influences the experience and is influenced by the dynamics of the interaction, which in turn impacts self-regulation capacities.

It is eye contact with a communication partner, used to signal intensified attention.

It is a type of test which compares a person's results with others of the same age to show his or her relative standing on the items tested.

The concept that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.

It is a unique pattern of avoidance of certain textures of food soft slimy foods, rough textures, etc. and irritation with activities using the mouth in general.

It is an inflammation of the middle ear usually caused by upper respiratory infections that can cause hearing loss if chronic.

It is when the child plays beside other children seldom interacting with playmates.

The way or manner in which one acts, expresses oneself, or responds, given different situations and requirements.

It is continuing to repeat a behavior or response after it no longer appropriate; repetition of sounds, words, or actions.

It is the feeling of being unstable or insecure in one's body, especially in the trunk area.

It is the way a child uses language to communicate with and to affect others.

It is a baby born before 37 weeks gestation.

The perception of sensation from the muscles and joints; proprioceptive input tells the brain when and how muscles are contracting or stretching and when and how joints are bending, extending, or being pulled or compressed; this information enables the brain to know where each part of the body is and how it is moving.

The infant is strongly focused on a stimulus (often auditory or visual); bright, almost glazed look, though the focus of attention can change easily after a brief delay; minimal motor activity.

A style of practice that involves a commitment to increasing self-awareness and knowledge through reflection and question asking.

They are reflected in difficulties in regulating behavioral, physiological, sensory, attentional, motor, or affective processess, and in organizing a calm, alert, or effectively positive state.

It is the consistency of a test; the more reliable the instrument, the more likely a person will receive the same score if tested again.

It is a process for separating from a group those children who need further evaluation.

It is a complex developmental process involving the ability to achieve, monitor, and change state behavior to match the demands of the environment/situation.

The combined sensory and motor aspects of activities and experiences; child takes in information through the senses (sensory) and acts upon it (motor).

It is a constellation of symptoms that result from adverse or defensive reactions to non-noxious stimuli across one or more sensory modalities; an over reaction of normal protective senses; individuals with sensory defensiveness have their own response styles; possible patterns of avoidance, sensory seeking fear, anxiety or even aggression.

The streams of neural impulses flowing from the sense receptors in the body to the spinal cord and brain.

The ability of the brain to organize sensory information including vestibular, tactile, and proprioceptive; the parts of the nervous system work together so that a person can interact with the environment effectively and experience appropriate satisfaction.

It refers to the nervous system's ability to take in and make sense of incoming sensory information.

It is an acute or chronic ear condition in which fluid collects in the middle ear, causing inflammation; can lead to conductive hearing loss and serious damage to the inner ear if untreated.

It is a birth weight that is below the 10th percentile for gestational age, reflecting poor fetal growth.

It is when a child plays alone with toys that are different from those used by other children; the child is centered on self-activity.

It is the formal development of a test with written uniform procedures for administration, scoring and interpretation; standardized tests may be either norm-referenced or criterion-referenced.

The rhythmical, coordinated pattern of sucking, swallowing, and breathing that is present in all normal babies.

It is a tendency to respond negatively to tactile/touch input; may result in avoiding touch from others, dislike of crowds, irritation when having hair washed or cut, avoidance of certain types of clothing, and many other similar reactions to touching or being touched.

It is increased sensitivity or over-reaction to tactile/touch input.

The decreased or under-reaction to tactile/touch input.

The basic foundation for a child's behavior, including activity level, and interactions with and reactions to people, places, and things; refers to the qualities of behavior including how a child acts and reacts to the world.

The key times in development identified by Brazelton as being important to discuss with caregivers.

The times of change or movement from one experience to another or one activity to another.

It is the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.

The sensory system located in the inner ear that is responsible for detecting movement and position in space; located in the inner ear.

The over-sensitivity to visual input that results in distractibility and gaze avoidance.

It is the long strings of consonant-vowel syllables produced in self-imitation, such as ba-ba-ba-ba; appears at about 6 months of age.